Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Gujarat on Tuesday

AHMEDABAD: Talking the Gujarat BJP and its lead campaigner Narendra Modi by surprise, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will do a whirlwind campaign in the state on Tuesday. Gandhi Jr. would visit Jamnagar, Amreli and Sanand during the day to hold public rallies.

It is a surprise onslaught by the Congress that kept Gandhi's visit under wraps after apprehensions that the party might not field the young politician for campaigning post-disastrous UP elections. Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar had on Friday said no one in the Congress including Rahul Gandhi was "afraid" of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and that he would go to the state for election campaign at an "appropriate" time.

"Narendra Modi rattled by the surprise onslaught from leading Congress campaigners. Rahul Gandhi arrives tomorrow. Run for cover," said one of the netizens on Twitter on Monday.

In his election campaigns, Modi has been smirking at the Congress for hiding Gandhi Jr. from Gujarat polls. "One of the Congress leaders from whom they have big expectations had camped in Uttar Pradesh for 12 months and people kicked that party out of the state. This 'precious' leader of the Congress has not dared to campaign here for assembly elections. The leader knows the temperament of Gujarati people. He has realised that they won't be able to impress the people of Gujarat. Hence, he decided to pay merely token visits here. He doesn't want to take the responsibility of his party's defeat here,"" he has said during his speeches.

Congress meanwhile said the BJP is scared of the might of the Congress leaders and hence, had been engaging in rumor-mongering about Rahul Gandhi's non-participation in Gujarat polls.

All three seats will witness polling on December 13 -- first phase polling date -- campaigning will conclude on Tuesday evening.